Paprika is deep, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #72fdd9 |
| Complementary Color | #018d69 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (344.46° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 28.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Paprika Color. The Nippon color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Crimson Glory (#be0032) for more energetic effect. Try Raspberry as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#018d69 is the best complementary color to Paprika. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8d0226 complementary color is Observatory, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Paprika are #8d016b and #8d2301. Thus found on the left and right of #8d0226 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fresh Eggplant and Kenyan Copper colors as they work well with Paprika.
The split-complementary Paprika palette consists of #016b8d and #018d23 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#018d69). Try Bahama Blue and Fun Green colors in combination with #8d0226, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #8d0226 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Paprika. Thus Resolution Blue and Japanese Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Paprika contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Observatory, Limeade, and Kingfisher Daisy split by 90° on the color wheel. #8d0226 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Paprika tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#018d69) and two others. The Japanese Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple – 120° from the complementary Observatory. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #268d01 and #68018d.
In a RGB color space, hex #8d0226 is made of 78% red, 1% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Paprika has a hue angle of 344.46°, a saturation of 97.2% and a lightness of 28.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8d0226 is made of 0% cyan, 54.51% magenta, 40.39% yellow and 44.71% black ink.
| HEX | #8d0226 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(141,2,38) |
| RGB Percentage | 78%, 1%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 54.51, 40.39, 44.71 |
| HSL | hsl(344.46,97.2%,28.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(344.46,98.58%,55.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.0208,52.2084,21.8305) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.3561,5.8461,2.3636) |